XL CORDED Impact Wrenches vs Today

Winner

Makita

6910 Corded Impact Wrench

$1,200.00

Most Powerful - 1-in drive, 735 ft-lb rated, 13 amp motor. Achieved 665 ft-lbs initially, 962 ft-lbs best case, over 1000 ft-lbs after service. 20.75 lbs aluminum body. 'Built like reinforced concrete' - most powerful tool tested.

Winner

Bauer

Corded Impact Wrench

$80.00

Best Value - 1/2-in drive, 8.5 amp tool. Achieved 610 ft-lbs, surprisingly close to the expensive 3/4-in Makita despite being decades newer design and much cheaper at $70-80.

Makita

6906 Corded Impact Wrench

$900.00

3/4-in drive, 433 ft-lb rated. Achieved 428 ft-lbs forward, 680 ft-lbs best case. 12 lbs, 13 inches long. Paddle trigger like Snap-On impacts. Good for heavy construction work.

Ingersoll Rand

8049 Corded Impact Wrench

1/2-in drive, 5 amps (vs Milwaukee's 4 amps). Achieved 260 ft-lbs, 19-20% higher than the Milwaukee 9050. Visually identical to Milwaukee but better performance.

Milwaukee

M18 2967 Cordless Impact Wrench

$300.00

Current generation M18 cordless impact. Used as modern comparison baseline. Outperformed most corded models despite being cordless.

Milwaukee

M28 Cordless Impact Wrench

28-volt cordless model from between the vintage and modern eras. Performed similarly to the vintage 9050 at around 218 ft-lbs. More bearings than modern models.

Milwaukee

9050 Corded Impact Wrench

$99.00

Vintage 1/2-in drive from mid-80s, made in Wisconsin. 4 amps, rated ~250 ft-lbs. Achieved 218 ft-lbs in testing, improved to 355 ft-lbs after servicing. Steel case construction but lowest performing tool tested.